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Hyderabad: Hyderabad FC put on a stellar performance crushing Mumbai City FC 5-0 in the Reliance Foundation Development League at the Nagoa Panchayat Ground in Goa on Wednesday. Joseph Sunny (12’), Koustav Dutta (14’, Pen), Abijith PA (19’), Crespo Vanlalhriatpuia (88’) and Bishnu Bordoloi (90’) were all on the scoresheet for Shameel Chembakath’s boys, who […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad cricketer N Thakur Tilak Varma has been performing well despite his side Mumbai Indians going through a tough phase. With the team already out of reckoning for playoffs for this season suffering eight losses, the five-time defending champions are playing to salvage some pride. However, the 19-year-old Hyderabadi left-hander has made a mark […]

Mumbai: All-rounder Lalit Yadav is running against time to repay the unshakeable faith that head coach Ricky Ponting has reposed in him as Delhi Capitals face a must-win situation to keep their shoddy IPL campaign alive against Sunrisers Hyderabad here on Thursday. This is the third IPL season for the lanky DC all-rounder, who is […]

Mumbai: IPL’s all-time leading scorer, Virat Kohli, feels playing in the lucrative league for 14 years has made him realise that there is not just one template to succeed in the game in which he has attained superstar status. It also helped him add a different dimension to his “understanding of the game”, the former […]

Madrid: Novak Djokovic feels like the hard work is starting to pay off. Trying to regain his best form after a slow start to the season, Djokovic looked sharp in his opener at the Madrid Open on Tuesday, defeating Gael Monfils 6-3, 6-2 to advance to a third-round match against Andy Murray. “I would probably […]

Hyderabad: Telangana’s Kruti Kadakia clocked 6.39.0 seconds for top honours in the women’s 1500 m event of 45 category at the 42nd National Masters Athletics Championship at the J N Stadium, Chennai. She also won silver and bronze in 800 m and 400 m events respectively. Results: Women 45 Age Category: 1500 m: 1 Kruti […]

Hyderabad: CH Abhilash of VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology (VNRVJIET), who represented Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University-Hyderabad (JNTUH), clinched silver in the 400 metres freestyle event at the Khelo India University Games at the Jain University, Bengaluru. Shubham Dhaygude of Savitribai Phule University clocked 4.17.67 sec for gold. Abhilash finished second with a […]

New Delhi: Australian opener David Warner has advised former India skipper and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) star batter Virat Kohli to “stick to the basics” amid the lean patch. Kohli has been struggling to score runs in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). Kohli did hit a fifty in his last outing against Gujarat Titans […]

Madrid: Liverpool recovered from 2-0 down to win at Villarreal in their UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg and progress 5-2 on aggregate, reaching a third final in five years. Second-half goals from Fabinho, Luis Diaz and Sadio Mane sent Liverpool to the final after they had trailed 2-0 at the break in Spain. The […]

Navi Mumbai: Shikhar Dhawan struck a fine half-century as error-prone Punjab Kings finally produced a clinical performance to beat Gujarat Titans by eight wickets and end the IPL table leaders’ five-match winning streak here on Tuesday. Pacer Kagiso Rabada snared four wickets as Punjab Kings restricted formidable Gujarat Titans to a below-par 143 for eight […]

Hyderabad: It has been over a week since the much-awaited Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) summer camps began in twin cities after a two-year Covid-forced hiatus. While the GHMC centres in various parts are abuzz with kids honing their skills in various disciplines, the swimming pools are still sporting a deserted look. With the temperatures […]

Pune: Chennai Super Kings fragile bowling vis-a-vis Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s struggling batting line-up put the sides on an even keel as the two heavyweights face-off in an important mid-table clash of the IPL here on Wednesday. In cricket, when two strong and equally performing teams have a match-up, it promises a great contest but when […]

Melbourne: Former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori is the frontrunner to be appointed senior assistant to Australian head coach Andrew McDonald. The 43-year-old ex-Kiwi all-rounder, who has more than 4,500 Test runs and 362 wickets in the longest format, was in Pakistan during Australia’s white-ball leg in the sub-continent, and the reports said that, “it […]

Mumbai: Kolkata Knight Rider’s Rinku Singh was determined to score big runs against Rajasthan Royals on Monday as the Player of the Match had written the score on his palm even before the start of the tie. Rinku Singh smashed an unbeaten 23-ball 42 laced with six boundaries and a maximum as he and Nitish […]

Mumbai: The Indian Premier League (IPL) playoffs and final will be played from May 24 to May 29 in Kolkata and Ahmedabad. As per a BCCI release, Qualifier 1 will be held in Eden Gardens, Kolkata on May 24 followed by the Eliminator on May 25. The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host Qualifier […]

Hyderabad: Hitesh Dolwani thrashed Vishwa Tambe 11-5, 11-6, 11-4 in the final of the Para Table Tennis National Championship held at the Abhay Prashal Indoor Stadium, Indore. Earlier in the semifinals, he defeated Mukherjee 11-5, 11-7, 10-12, 11-6 to enter into the final. At the age of 46, Hitesh represented Telangana State for the first […]

Madrid: Great Britain’s Andy Murray, who returned to clay for the first time in nearly two years, defeated Dominic Thiem of Austria 6-3, 6-4 to secure a Round-of-32 clash against Denis Shapovalov at the Madrid Open here. Murray was ranked world No. 1 in the ATP Rankings when he last took the court at the […]

Mumbai: Kolkata Knight Riders defeated in-form Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets to snap their five-match losing streak in the Indian Premier League here on Monday. KKR first restricted RR to 152 for five after opting to bowl and then chased down the target with five balls to spare to return to winning ways and heave […]

Hyderabad: Shrivalli Rashmikaa, captain of Osmania University tennis team which defended the title at the Khelo India University Games at the Jain University in Bengaluru, attributed the success to teamwork. The youngster said that they were confident of winning the title going into the tournament. “The competition was pretty decent and all the teammates did […]

Navi Mumbai: Gujarat Titans, who have been remarkable in bouncing back from adverse situations, would look to seal a spot in the playoffs when they clash with inconsistent Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL), here on Tuesday. Gujarat, the IPL debutants, are clearly the team to beat in the competition having won eight […]

Madrid: Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic criticised Wimbledon’s decision to exclude players from Russia and Belarus from taking part in this year’s tournament following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The two tennis greats said on Sunday that Wimbledon had acted unfairly. “I think it’s very unfair of (on) my Russian tennis mates, my colleagues … it’s […]

New Delhi: Harshada Sharad Garud on Monday became India’s first weightlifter to win a gold medal at the IWF Junior World Championships in Heraklion, Greece. Harshada claimed the yellow metal with a total effort of 153kg (70kg 83kg) in the women’s 45kg category, opening India’s account on the opening day of the competition. The 70kg […]

Hyderabad: Arjun Sai slammed a 61-ball 53 to guide Don Bosco Cricket Academy to a thumping 48-run victory over Surya Global Academy in the final of the U-19 Juniors Premier League conducted by Adarsh Sports Centre in Hyderabad on Monday. Batting first, Don Bosco CA posted a 135/6 in 20 overs with the help of […]

Hyderabad: Sreedhara Pranava Karthik thrashed B Shamuel 8-1 in the U-16 boys final of the Solinco Junior Tour Leg-3 for U-12, U-14, U-16 boys and girls at the Advantage Tennis Academy, Secunderabad on Sunday. Meanwhile in the U-16 girls category, Harsheen Kaur defeated T Hamsika 8-4 to clinch the top honours. Result: Finals: U-16: Boys: […]